2015–16 Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy 2015–16 Johnstone's Paint Trophy EnglandWales 48 Barnsley Oxford United 49 126 ENG Lee Gregory (Millwall)ENG Jordy Hiwula (Wigan Athletic)JAM Kemar Roofe (Oxford United)(4 goals each) 2014–15 2016–17 thumb|right|The celebrations at Wembley following Barnsley's win in the final The 2015–16 Football League Trophy was the 35th season in the history of the competition, a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of the English football. Barnsley of League One won the competition, defeating Oxford United of League Two 3–2 in the final.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35906363 Barnsley 3 Oxford United 2 Phil Cartwright BBC Sport 3 April 2016 4 April 2016 It was the last tournament to take place before the introduction of Category 1 Academy teams and an initial group stage before the knockout rounds. In all, 48 clubs entered the competition. It was split into two sections, Northern and Southern, with the winners of each section contesting the final at Wembley Stadium. Bristol City were the reigning champions but were unable to defend their title following promotion to the Championship. First round Northern section North West 1 September 2015 19:45 GMT Port Vale 1–0 Report Carlisle United Ikpeazu 60 Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent 2,571 Darren England 1 September 2015 19:45 GMT Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Report Oldham Athletic McAlinden 40Barnett 49 New Meadow, Shrewsbury 1,817 Steve Martin 1 September 2015 19:45 GMT Accrington Stanley 1–2 Report Bury Bruna 83 Hope 46Tutte 70 Crown Ground, Accrington 1,344 Tony Harrington 1 September 2015 19:45 GMT Morecambe 2–0 Report Walsall Devitt 57Barkhuizen 72 Globe Arena, Morecambe 1,332 Seb StockbridgeByes: Blackpool, Crewe Alexandra, Fleetwood Town, Wigan Athletic North East 1 September 2015 19:00 GMT Hartlepool United 1–1 Report Sheffield United Fenwick 51 Flynn 7 Victoria Park, Hartlepool 2,221 Scott Duncan Bingham Oates Harrison Fenwick Featherstone 3–4 Higdon Sharp McNulty Woolford McEveley 1 September 2015 19:45 GMT Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Report Burton Albion Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster 2,956 Ross Joyce Williams Main Middleton Chaplow Stewart 5–3 Akins Reilly Naylor Binnom-Williams 1 September 2015 19:45 GMT Notts County 3–1 Report Mansfield Town McLeod 52Edwards 79Jonathan Stead 90 Craig Westcarr 90 pen. Meadow Lane, Nottingham 2,696 Richard Clark 1 September 2015 19:45 GMT Scunthorpe United 1–2 Report Barnsley Goode 90 Nyatanga 62Watkins 76 Glanford Park, Scunthorpe 1,796 Ben TonerByes: Bradford City, Chesterfield, Rochdale, York City Southern section South West 1 September 2015 19:45 BST Yeovil Town 1–0 Report Barnet Dembélé 37 o.g. Huish Park, Yeovil 1,203 Tim Robinson 1 September 2015 19:45 BST Newport County 1–1 Report Swindon Town Collins 72 Rodgers 19 Rodney Parade, Newport 1,434 Kevin Johnson Byrne Ansah Klukowski Boden Ofori-Twumasi Owen-Evans Collins 6–7 Rodgers Robert Turnbull Brophy Branco Barry Randall 1 September 2015 19:45 BST Exeter City 2–0 Report Portsmouth Harley 54 pNicholls 72 St James Park, Exeter 2,323 Lee Swabey 1 September 2015 19:45 BST AFC Wimbledon 2–3 Report Plymouth Argyle Azeez 7Taylor 25 Jervis 38Brunt 54McHugh 57 Kingsmeadow, London 1,251 Charles BreakspearByes: Bristol Rovers, Coventry City, Oxford United, Wycombe Wanderers South East 1 September 2015 19:45 BST Luton Town 2–1 Report Leyton Orient Green 29O'Donnell 90 James 59 pen. Kenilworth Road, Luton 1,953 Nick Kinseley 1 September 2015 19:45 BST Millwall 1–0 Report Peterborough United Williams 29 The Den, London 2,050 Keith Hill 1 September 2015 19:45 BST Northampton Town 3–2 Report Colchester United Calvert-Lewin 9Watson 50Richards 85 Bonne 31 82 Sixfields Stadium, Northampton 1,366 Darren Deadman 1 September 2015 19:45 BST Cambridge United 0–2 Report Dagenham & Redbridge Hemmings 21McClure 27 Abbey Stadium, Cambridge 1,618 Darren DrysdaleByes: Crawley Town, Gillingham, Southend United, Stevenage Second round Northern section North West 6 October 2015 19:45 BST Port Vale 1–2 Report Blackpool Grant 52 pen. Rivers 44Robertson 56 Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent 2,720 Mark Heywood 6 October 2015 19:45 BST Bury 0–1 Report Morecambe Miller 81 Gigg Lane, Bury 1,508 Mark Brown 6 October 2015 19:30 BST Crewe Alexandra 2–3 Report Wigan Athletic Haber 6Colclough 36 Hiwula 10 70Wildschut 76 Gresty Road, Crewe 2,168 James Adcock 6 October 2015 19:45 BST Fleetwood Town 2–1 Report Shrewsbury Town Hunter 69Grant 90+1 Brown 25 Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 1,267 Kevin Wright North East 6 October 2015 19:45 BST York City 2–0 Report Doncaster Rovers Oliver 5 50 Bootham Crescent, York 1,627 Geoff Eltringham 6 October 2015 19:45 BST Sheffield United 5–1 Report Notts County Baxter 20 pen. 36 pen.Done 23Scougall 67Adams 74 pen. Stead 62 Bramall Lane, Sheffield 5,497 Carl Boyeson 6 October 2015 19:00 BST Rochdale 2–1 Report Chesterfield Tanser 18Alessandra 66 Eastham 65 o.g. Proact Stadium, Chesterfield 1,042 Jeremy Simpson 13 October 2015 19:45 BST Bradford City 1–2 Report Barnsley Knott 22 Watkins 45Mawson 69 Valley Parade, Bradford 4,127 Trevor Kettle Southern section South West 6 October 2015 19:45 BST Yeovil Town 0–0 Report Coventry City Huish Park, Yeovil 1,605 Kevin Johnson Dickson Bird Howells Laird 4–3 Tudgay Elford-Alliyu Murphy G. Thomas Ricketts 6 October 2015 19:45 BST Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Report Exeter City Boateng 32Tanner 49 Home Park, Plymouth 9,441 Brendan Malone 6 October 2015 19:45 BST Oxford United 2–0 Report Swindon Town Roofe 41 53 Kassam Stadium, Oxford 9,013 Gavin Ward 6 October 2015 19:45 BST Bristol Rovers 2–0 Report Wycombe Wanderers Taylor 4Easter 11 Memorial Stadium, Bristol 3,243 Oliver Langford South East 6 October 2015 19:45 BST Millwall 2–0 Report Northampton Town O'Brien 71Gregory 75 The Den, London 2,254 Iain Williamson 6 October 2015 19:45 BST Crawley Town 0–3 Report Southend United Weston 26Pigott 39 87 Broadfield Stadium, Crawley 1,139 Tim Robinson 6 October 2015 19:45 BST Gillingham 2–1 Report Luton Town Ehmer 65Dack 83 McGeehan 41 Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham 3,428 Michael Bull 7 October 2015 19:45 BST Stevenage 1–2 Report Dagenham & Redbridge Kennedy 79 pen. Cureton 53Chambers 55 Broadhall Way, Stevenage 1,401 James Linington Area quarter-finals Northern section 10 November 2015 19:15 GMT Wigan Athletic 4–0 Report Blackpool Hiwula 20 78 pen.Murray 63Wildschut 71 DW Stadium, Wigan 5,224 Andrew Madley 10 November 2015 19:45 GMT Rochdale 0–1 Report Morecambe Mullin 17 Spotland Stadium, Rochdale 1,428 David Coote 10 November 2015 19:45 GMT Fleetwood Town 0–0 Report Sheffield United Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 1,587 Chris Kavanagh Grant Ball Ryan Haughton 4–1 Baxter Sharp McEveley 10 November 2015 19:45 GMT Barnsley 2–1 Report York City Pearson 67Hammill 83 Coulson 40 Oakwell, Barnsley 3,360 David Webb Southern section 10 November 2015 19:15 BST Gillingham 1–1 Report Yeovil Town Garmston 43 Cornick 13 Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham 1,832 Dean Whitestone Dack Egan Loft Williamson Donnelly 4–5 Dolan Bird Tozer Cornick Roberts 10 November 2015 19:45 BST Plymouth Argyle 3–5 Report Millwall Jervis 34 85Carey 56 Gregory 21 49 58 pen.Beevers 43O'Brien 66 Home Park, Plymouth 5,869 James Linington 11 November 2015 19:45 BST Southend United 1–0 Report Bristol Rovers White 11 Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea 3,495 Andy Woolmer 11 November 2015 19:45 BST Dagenham & Redbridge 0–2 Report Oxford United Hoban 1MacDonald 47 Victoria Road, London 1,011 Andy Davies Area semi-finals Northern section 5 December 2015 15:00 GMT Wigan Athletic 2–2 Report Barnsley Grigg 48 82 Hammill 42Toney 53 DW Stadium, Wigan 6,628 Keith Hill Power Davies Perkins Flores 2–4 Hourihane Toney Winnall Mawson 8 December 2015 19:45 GMT Fleetwood Town 2–0 Report Morecambe Ball 63Ryan 76 Highbury, Fleetwood 1,715 Paul Tierney Southern section 8 December 2015 19:45 GMT Oxford United 3–2 Report Yeovil Town Evans 4O'Dowda 42Maguire 54 Fogden 37Jeffers 90 Kassam Stadium, Oxford 2,532 Keith Stroud 8 December 2015 19:45 GMT Southend United 0–2 Report Millwall Morison 34Williams 65 Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea 5,972 Simon Hooper Area finals Northern section 9 January 2016 15:00 GMT Barnsley 1–1 Report Fleetwood Town Fletcher 73 Davies 60 o.g. Oakwell, Barnsley 11,403 Fred Graham 4 February 2016 19:45 GMT Fleetwood Town 1−1 2−2 2−4 Report Barnsley Hunter 81 Hourihane 67 Ball Grant McLaughlin Bell Long Hourihane Scowen Winnall Hammill Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 3,705 Eddie Ilderton Southern section 14 January 2016 19:45 GMT Millwall 0–2 Report Oxford United Roofe 15 43 The Den, London 7,275 Stuart Attwell 2 February 2016 19:45 GMT Oxford United 0–1 2–1 Report Millwall Gregory 54 Kassam Stadium, Oxford 10,138 Scott Duncan Final 2016 Football League Trophy final 3 April 2016 14:30 GMT Barnsley 3–2 https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35906363 Oxford United Dunkley 52 o.g. Fletcher 68 Hammill 74 O'Dowda 29 Hylton 76 Wembley Stadium, London 59,230 Andy Woolmer References External links http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/JohnstonesPaintTrophy Category:EFL Trophy seasons League Trophy Trophy